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Urethral catheter entrapped in vesicourethral anastomotic sutures after laparoscopic radical prostatectomy successfully removed by transurethral approach.

Kentaro YoshiharaKojiro TashiroShoji KimuraKeiji YasueNobuyoshi KosakaHiroki YamadaTakahiro Kimura
Published in: IJU case reports (2024)
To the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported case in which scissor forceps were used to cut the entangled thread in such a complication. This case highlights a novel but simple method for difficult removal of an entrapped catheter.
Keyphrases
  • radical prostatectomy
  • prostate cancer
  • healthcare
  • ultrasound guided
  • rectal cancer
  • robot assisted
  • benign prostatic hyperplasia
  • urinary incontinence
  • muscle invasive bladder cancer